people outside of mental institutions need to have good morals so that the world will continue to work without any major interruptions—and happy endings will flourish.
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There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself.
Matthew QuickStichwörter: silver-linings-playbook
Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight...
Matthew QuickLook, sometimes it’s OK with girls like this, they wanna have fun, and sometimes it’s not because they've got a broken wing and they’re hurt and they’re an easy target. In this case, this particular case, I think that wing is being fixed, my friend, and you gotta make sure that it’s mended and you’re getting in the way of that right now, okay, because she’s sensitive and she’s smart, she’s artistic. This is a great girl, you gotta be respectful to that. Come on, let me walk you to your car, you’re a better guy than this.
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Maybe my movie isn't over, I say, because sometimes moviemakers trick the audience with a false bad ending, and just when you think the movie is going to end badly, something dramatic happens, which leads to the happy ending. This seems like a good spot for something dramatic to happen, especially since it's my birthday.
Matthew QuickI believe in happy endings,” I tell him. “And it feels like this movie has gone on for
the right amount of time.”
“Movie?” Dr. Patel says, and I think he would look exactly like Gandhi if he had those
wire-rim glasses and a shaved head, which is weird, especially since we are in leather
recliners in such a bright, happy room and well, Gandhi is dead, right?
“Yeah,” I say. “Haven’t you ever noticed that life is like a series of movies?
Instead he thinks up the worst ending imaginable: Hemingway has Catherine die from
hemorrhaging after their child is stillborn. It is the most torturous ending I have ever
experienced and probably will ever experience in literature, movies, or even television.
I am crying so hard at the end, partly for the characters, yes, but also because Nikki
actually teaches this book to children. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to
expose impressionable teenagers to such a horrible ending. Why not just tell high school
students that their struggle to improve themselves is all for nothing?
Next, Cli� says he has a wife named Sonja, who painted the
room so beautifully, which leads to our discussion about how great women are and how
it’s important to treasure your woman while you have her because if you don’t, you can
lose her pretty quickly—as God really wants us to appreciate our women.
She’s just a weird woman,” I say in response.
“Aren’t they all?” Cli� replies, and we laugh some because women truly are hard to
figure out sometimes.
I am so happy. I am so impossibly happy.
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